African Leadership Academy (ALA) seeks to transform Africa by identifying, developing, and connecting a new generation of future leaders. Each year, ALA draws outstanding students from across Africa to its campus in South Africa, where they build a strong intellectual foundation and develop their leadership capacity.
ALA seeks a creative, organized, and detail-oriented Marketing Associate to coordinate day-to-day marketing activities and bring the Academy's stories to life. Reporting to the Chief of Staff to the CEO, the Marketing Associate will work closely with external service providers in social media, paid advertising, design, photography, and videography. The role combines content creation, project coordination, and collaboration across departments.
Key responsibilities:
- Marketing coordination: translate marketing priorities into clear plans, briefs, and deadlines; coordinate external service providers and approvals; maintain a shared marketing calendar covering recruitment campaigns, events, and organizational priorities; coordinate marketing requests across departments.
- Social media and content creation: support the external social media team with the monthly content calendar; capture campus events and student life; manage the marketing inbox; manage and mentor the student media team; write blog posts and stories for the website, newsletters, annual report, and outreach campaigns; create photography and video briefs; create simple marketing materials using Canva or similar tools; keep website content current and prepare email campaigns.
- Campaigns and reporting: coordinate marketing campaigns for the Two-Year Diploma Program, Global Scholars Program, and other ALA initiatives; work with paid advertising providers to prepare briefs, content, creative assets, and landing pages; compile monthly performance reports and recommend improvements.
- Marketing administration: maintain an organized archive of photographs, videos, and marketing materials; ensure content follows ALA's consent and safeguarding requirements; track service provider deliverables and invoices.
Requirements:
- At least two years of relevant experience in marketing, communications, social media, or content creation.
- Experience managing or supporting social media channels and engaging professionally with online communities.
- Familiarity with Meta Business Suite, LinkedIn, digital advertising, and analytics tools.
- Strong organizational skills and experience coordinating projects, service providers, and competing deadlines.
- Excellent writing and editing skills.
- Confidence creating materials using Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud, or similar tools.
- An interest in education, youth leadership, and ALA's mission.
Permanent position based at the ALA Campus, Honeydew, Johannesburg. Start date: 01 November 2026.
Posted 21 September 2026 - Closing Date 06 October 2026
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the African Leadership Academy recruitment portal: https://africanleadershipacademy.simplify.hr/Vacancy/Apply/bwrkwi